For all the members that have expressed a wish to go to Derby Velodrome on 26/10/17, could you email your confirmation to iwortley@aol.com please? Along with your height, frame size & shoe size if required. I will replywith bank details if you wish to use a bank transfer.

Cheers Ian

This year’s Rotherham Wheelers Christmas function will be at the Three Horseshoes public house, Bawtry Road, Wickersley and has been provisionally arranged for Friday 8 December 2017. This decision was made following consultation with the membership and was passed at the last club General Meeting held on Monday 14 August 2017.

The Three Horseshoes has a private function room and a local reputation for providing excellent home cooked fare at affordable prices.

At our last meeting, a majority of members present voted in favour of combining this year’s Annual Presentation Evening with the Christmas function. Given that catering costs at the Three Horseshoes are considerably less than at the venue of last year’s Christmas event and (separate) presentation evening (Carlton Park Hotel) and that the events are now combined, this year’s celebrations will be more affordable and it is hoped, better attended by members.

The Three Horseshoes can cater for a maximum of 50 people for a sit down meal or 100 for a buffet. The type of food available on the night is therefore dependant on numbers attending. For your information, the cost will be £15:00 per head based on either a 3 course seasonal meal or buffet.

I have to pay a deposit to confirm our booking by October, but before doing so I need an indication of numbers attending and a deposit of £10:00 per head.

All members are asked to decide whether or not you wish to attend this year’s combined Christmas function / Annual Presentation Evening. I would be grateful if you could confirm your intentions and let me have a deposit of £10:00 per head by Saturday 30 September.

Payment may be made by either cash or cheque payable to ‘Rotherham Wheelers Cycling Club’. If you prefer, payment may be made by electronic transfer to the club account. (Account details have […]

Derby Velodrome

I have booked another taster track session at derby Velodrome. The only suitable session left available is 6:30 to 7:30pm on 5/09/17. Please let me know if you wish to go. Costs will follow but last time I think it worked out around £20-25 per person.
Ian

At the last RWCC General Meeting there was some discussion about whether or not we should organise a club Christmas function this year and, if so, which venue would be suitable and what form it should take.

Last year, following a suggestion from members, we used the Carlton Park Hotel, Rotherham. We have also used the same venue for the annual presentation evening in January / February for the past two years. The reality is that for a club with a membership the size of ours, none of these events were well attended and difficulty was experienced in achieving minimum numbers, especially so in relation to last year’s Christmas function.

It may be that at £32.95 per head last year’s Christmas function was too expensive for some members. The reality is that Christmas is an expensive time and we all have to make choices about how to spend our money. It is also a busy time and inevitably there will be clashes of social commitments.

It was decided at the meeting to seek the views of all members as to whether you wish us to organise a Christmas function this year and if so, what form it should take. Options include:

1) Repeating last year’s format at the Carlton Park.
2) Booking the function room at a local pub and laying on either a Christmas dinner or buffet (the Three Horseshoes at Wickersley has been suggested – we understand they did a very good Christmas dinner last year at a cost of about £13.00 per head).
3) An informal meeting for a drink somewhere, perhaps with food laid on.
4) Steak night at Bluecoats.
5) Not arranging anything in the event of insufficient interest.

We would very much welcome your thoughts and suggestions in order that a decision may be made at the next meeting.

We’re approaching mid-March and a number of members have still not paid their annual club subscriptions.  Club rules dictate that the membership of persons who have not paid their subscriptions by 31 March will be regarded as lapsed.

In order to avoid difficulties for members and the club, members who have not paid their 2017 subscriptions are asked to do so before the end of this month.  Membership fees for 2017 are unchanged and are:

Ordinary members: £15

Second claim members: £7.50

Junior members: £7.50

Payment may be made to me in person by cash or cheque payable to ‘Rotherham Wheelers Cycling Club’ or by electronic transfer (club bank account details available from me on request).

Anyone interested in being the 4th member of a 4 man RWCC team to enter the 2017 Prudential Ride London British Cycling Team Challenge? Duncan Colgrave, Len Richards and I are all interested. The event is on Sunday 30 July and is open for online team entries tomorrow (Monday 27 February).

In order to enter, all team members must be members of RWCC and also paid up members of British Cycling. Entry costs £69 per team member.

A team comprises four riders & can comprise four men or four women or a mixed team of two men and two women

Riders who hold an Elite or Category 1 British Cycling Race Licence are not eligible to enter the Club Challenge

Riders who have already secured an individual place through the original entry ballot or a charity place are not eligible to enter the Club Challenge

Team logistics (travel, accommodation etc) are still to be worked out, but I anticipate we may need to stay overnight in London before and possibly after the event.

There isn’t long for you to think about this one (entries open tomorrow & will be quickly snapped up). If you are interested in making a team, please contact me ASAP.

Regards

Dave

The below listed people were elected to the positions shown at the RWCC annual general meeting which was held on Tuesday 31 January 2017:

Officials:
Chairman: Steve Viney
Secretary & Website Manager: Doug Manning
Treasurer & Membership Secretary: Dave Buxton
Captain: Ian Wortley
Vice Captain: Mick Weaver

Ordinary committee members:
Tom Knight
Neil Moseley
Alan Sides
Richard Rooker
Gary Cutting

Selection of club Welfare Officer was deferred until the next meeting to allow clarification of the role with British Cycling.

Full minutes of the meeting will be circulated to members by email in the near future.

The following people have been nominated for the 2017 John Atkinson Memorial Trophy:

Doug Manning
Mick Weaver
Tom Knight
Dave Buxton

NOMINATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED

The award will be decided by a ballot of members to be held at the AGM which is at 6:30pm Tuesday 31 January 2017 at Walker & Cutting Ltd, Rawmarsh Road, Rotherham. the result of the ballot will be announced at the 2017 presentation evening at the Carlton Park Hotel on Friday 10 February. It is hoped that as many members as possible will attend the AGM in order to cast their vote in person.

PROXY VOTING

Members who are unable to attend the AGM are able to vote by proxy by forwarding me an email, clearly marked ‘John Atkinson Memorial Trophy’ and showing the name of the person for whom they wish to vote. Proxy voting will close at 17:00 Tuesday 31 January. Votes received after this time will not be counted.

As I have been nominated for the award, in order to ensure the integrity of the ballot, I will not be involved in the voting process and will call for two neutral volunteers to take responsibility for the ballot at the AGM. I will provide the volunteers with an empty ballot box, unmarked ballot papers and hard copies of any proxy votes which have been cast. The volunteers will be responsible for issuing and counting ballot papers and will keep the result confidential until the presentation evening.

I look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

Details of the 2017 Presentation Evening at the Carlton Park Hotel, Moorgate Road, Rotherham on Friday 10 February 2017 have previously been published on this website and Facebook and also circulated to members by email.

A non-returnable deposit of £100 has already been paid to Carlton Park from club funds and it is hoped that as last year, a minimum of 40 members and partners will attend the event.

The very last date on which I will be able to accept payment will be Tuesday 31 January (the date of the Annual General Meeting) as I will have to make payment in full to Carlton Park the next day.

I hope that as many members as possible will attend this year’s event, and am certain that some will definitely do so, but I have yet to receive any confirmed bookings and payments and this is becoming a source of concern.

If you intend to attend the Presentation Evening I would be grateful if you could confirm your intentions and let me have your payment at the earliest opportunity.  It will make life much easier for me on the night of the AGM.

The cost of the event is £19.95 per head, price to include three course meal (three choices per course) plus coffee.

Payment may be made by cash or cheque (payable to Rotherham Wheelers Cycling Club) either in person or delivered to my home address, 10 Gillott Lane, Wickersley, S66 1EH.  Alternatively payment may be made electronically to the club account (details available on request).  If you choose to pay electronically, please confirm your booking with me by email.

Please notify me of any special dietary needs with your order.